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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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